CVE-2026-66602: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in DevItems HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar
CVE-2026-66602 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the DevItems HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar plugin. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 2.0.0. It allows an attacker to trick an authenticated user into performing unwanted actions on the affected plugin. The CVSS score is 8.8, indicating a high severity with potential for complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-66602) is a CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue in the DevItems HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar plugin for WordPress. It affects all versions up to 2.0.0. The flaw allows an attacker to induce an authenticated user to submit forged requests, potentially leading to unauthorized actions with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction beyond the victim visiting a crafted page. No vendor advisory or patch is currently available to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this CSRF vulnerability could allow attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected plugin's functionality and data. The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 reflects high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider disabling or limiting use of the HashBar plugin or implementing additional CSRF protections at the application or web server level to mitigate risk.
CVE-2026-66602: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in DevItems HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar
Description
CVE-2026-66602 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the DevItems HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar plugin. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 2.0.0. It allows an attacker to trick an authenticated user into performing unwanted actions on the affected plugin. The CVSS score is 8.8, indicating a high severity with potential for complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-66602) is a CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue in the DevItems HashBar – WordPress Notification Bar plugin for WordPress. It affects all versions up to 2.0.0. The flaw allows an attacker to induce an authenticated user to submit forged requests, potentially leading to unauthorized actions with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction beyond the victim visiting a crafted page. No vendor advisory or patch is currently available to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this CSRF vulnerability could allow attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected plugin's functionality and data. The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 reflects high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider disabling or limiting use of the HashBar plugin or implementing additional CSRF protections at the application or web server level to mitigate risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T14:00:08.990Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a84dab6c6e8be0332d2dbce
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 22:20:38 UTC
Last enriched: 08/18/2026, 22:34:19 UTC
Last updated: 08/18/2026, 22:55:07 UTC
Views: 6
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